The Dead Road – research
During three expeditions (2009, 2011, 2013) we have mapped a total of 15 abandoned camps along the so-called Dead Road Railway – Gulag Construction...
Labour camp on the Turukhan River. Used in the construction and maintenance of the railway line.
This camp at the 96-kilometre point on the railway (calculated from Yermakovo) is one of the best-preserved camps along the so-called Dead Road. It contains a comparatively well-preserved baths and laundries building, dining hall and kitchen (reconstructions of them have been used in the 3D tour), solitary section, prisoners’ barracks (unfurnished, unfortunately) and guard tower. The area around the camp is not much overgrown, allowing for easy orientation regarding the arrangement and disposition of camp buildings.
Kapcsolódó cikkek
During three expeditions (2009, 2011, 2013) we have mapped a total of 15 abandoned camps along the so-called Dead Road Railway – Gulag Construction...
The construction of the railway began in 1947 and most of the workers (up to 100,000 according to some estimates) comprised prisoners from Gulag la...
Kapcsolódó helyszínek
The only preserved prisoners’ barracks in this camp differs from other camps chiefly in terms of having less interior decoration as well as its lay...
Quite a lot of attention was paid to hygiene in the Gulag camps. Among other reasons, this was done in order to prevent infections or outbreaks of ...
Every camp had its own kitchen connected to a mess hall. In the camps we have explored most are located at the opposite end from the main entrance ...